Dead or Survive

1.31 The Unkillable Soldier & the brothers who buried themselves


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It’s a Dead or Survive role reversal this week — and Rob’s the one bringing the epic survival story.


He introduces us to Adrian Carton De Wiart, the so-called unkillable soldier who survived plane crashes, bullet wounds, shell blasts, and losing body parts — all while insisting war was “fun.”

This is a man who literally tore off his own fingers when doctors wouldn’t amputate fast enough. If ever there was a human middle finger to death, it was this guy.


Then Cheryl takes the mic with one of the most bizarre and tragic Darwin Award tales in New York history: the Collyer brothers — reclusive hoarders whose mountain of junk, traps, and paranoia sealed their fate.

One survived for a while… until the weight of their lifestyle — quite literally — caught up with them.


🪖 Indestructible soldiers.

🪦 Trash-fueled tombs.

🎧 It’s a role reversal for the ages.


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